Which has higher number of infant deaths, United States or Vietnam?

United States, at 20,024 against 16,438 in Vietnam as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of infant deaths between United States and Vietnam?

3,586, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vietnam?

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

United States vs Vietnam: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency)

United States

20,024

in 2024

Vietnam

16,438

in 2024

United States rank

39th

Vietnam rank

41st

Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) over time

United States
Vietnam

How they compare

United States currently reports 20,024 against 16,438 in Vietnam, a difference of 3,586.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 39th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	82,940	88,018	5,078	Vietnam
1970s	57,492	92,954	35,462	Vietnam
1980s	41,613	80,724	39,111	Vietnam
1990s	32,267	50,830	18,563	Vietnam
2000s	27,328	27,183	145.5	United States
2010s	22,907	24,683	1,776	Vietnam
2020s	20,235	18,494	1,741	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, United States or Vietnam?: United States, at 20,024 against 16,438 in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between United States and Vietnam?: 3,586, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vietnam?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do United States and Vietnam rank globally for number of infant deaths?: United States ranks 39th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.